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Capella Space

US
commercialFounded 2016
www.capellaspace.com
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Three larger synthetic aperture radar satellites—two from Capella Space and one from Umbra—are attached to different ports on the Falcon 9 payload adapter and will still fly on the SXRS-6 mission.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductDec 23, 2021Propellant leak forces Sherpa tug off SpaceX rideshare mission

Phase Four’s original Block 1 Maxwell thruster has flight experience on several spacecraft, including those operated by Capella.

Mentioned as: CapellaOrg RelationshipDec 6, 2021Phase Four debuts improved thruster

Capella Space, Iceye, and Umbra are companies that are establishing and expanding synthetic-aperture radar satellite constellations.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 19, 2021NASA considers innovative business model for $500 million Earth Science campaign

Capella Space’s imagery satellites provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 17, 2021Space Development Agency a potential ‘path to market’ for commercial satellite imagery

Capella ordered up to 20 CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals from Mynaric for its synthetic aperture radar satellites to relay data through the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 constellation.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2021Mynaric starts trading on Nasdaq

Capella Space’s installation of optical communications terminals will enable the company to use laser communications technology to send and receive data to and from its satellites in low Earth orbit and relay data to compatibly equipped government satellites and military operations on the ground.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 11, 2021Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space

Capella Space identified synthetic aperture radar as a means to monitor the Earth’s surface including the approximately 75% that is covered by night or obscured by clouds.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 11, 2021Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space

The integration of optical communications terminals onto Capella Space’s SAR constellation will drastically reduce latency from image collect to download and make spaceborne data quickly available for terrestrial missions.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 11, 2021Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space

Capella Space officially launched commercial operations in January 2021.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralNov 11, 2021Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space

Capella Space will install optical communications terminals on its commercial SAR satellites starting in late 2022.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 11, 2021Demo’ing SAR OISL Capability With The SDA’s National Defense Space Architecture Is Capella Space

Capella Space officially launched commercial operations in January 2021.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceNarrative GeneralNov 10, 2021Capella Space to become first commercial SAR company to demonstrate compatibility with the US Space Development Agency’s NDSA

Capella Space will install optical communications terminals on its commercial SAR satellites starting in late 2022.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 10, 2021Capella Space to become first commercial SAR company to demonstrate compatibility with the US Space Development Agency’s NDSA

The integration of optical communications terminals onto Capella Space’s SAR constellation will drastically reduce latency from image collect to download and make spaceborne data quickly available to inform terrestrial mission decision-making.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 10, 2021Capella Space to become first commercial SAR company to demonstrate compatibility with the US Space Development Agency’s NDSA

Spaceflight is managing the SXRS-6 launch for eight organizations, including returning customers Capella Space, Umbra Space, Lynk Global, Kleos Space, and NASA.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 9, 2021Spaceflight’s First Multi-Destination, 13 Smallsat, Rideshare Mission + Chemical Propulsion OTV Being Readied For Launch By SpaceX

Mynaric will deliver one CONDOR Mk3 terminal to Capella Space in 2022 for an in-space interoperability demonstration with the Space Development Agency in early 2023.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2021Capella to install optical terminals on imaging satellites to share data with DoD space agency

Capella Space established relationships in the last year with the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2021Capella to install optical terminals on imaging satellites to share data with DoD space agency

Spaceflight is managing the SXRS-6 launch for eight organizations, including returning customers Capella Space, Umbra Space, Lynk Global, Inc., Kleos Space, and NASA.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductNov 9, 2021Spaceflight Inc. readies 13 payloads and chemical propulsion OTV for first multi-destination rideshare mission

Capella Space will begin installing optical communications terminals on its synthetic-aperture radar satellites in 2022 to deliver data to Department of Defense customers via the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2021Capella to install optical terminals on imaging satellites to share data with DoD space agency

Capella Space provides an operational, high-quality Earth observation data service based on synthetic aperture radar.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductOct 22, 2021Capella Space announces new research contract with US Army

Capella Space signed and maintained contracts with the US Navy, US Air Force, National Geospatial Agency, In-Q-Tel, the Space Development Agency, and the US Space Force to provide on-demand, high-resolution SAR data and analytics for the US government.

Mentioned as: Capella SpaceTechnical ProductOct 22, 2021Capella Space announces new research contract with US Army
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